Washington Wizards

Location: MCI Center

Hours: Varies

Admission: Varies

The Washington Wizards, the capitol city's NBA basketball franchise, started their life long ago in 1961 as the Chicago Packers. They later moved to Baltimore and became the Bullets, moving again to Washington in 1974.

At the end of the 1996-1997 season, the basketball team took its current name.

The team is a huge hit with locals and visitors often enjoy taking in a game or two at the beautiful MCI Center.

The team usually plays about 40 home games so there are plenty of opportunities to view the team in action.

Some years, the Washington Wizards made it to the conference semi-finals.

Visitors also enjoy the amazing moves of the Wizard Dancers, a terrific group of young ladies ranging in age from 19-30 who are present at all the home games to entertain the fans with their energetic choreography.